boriman

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From bori (“to boil, to cook”) +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboɾ(i)maŋ/, /ˈboɾ(i)man/, [ˈbʊ̞ɾ(i)mã̠ŋ], [ˈbɔ̝ɾ(i)mɑ̟ŋ]

Noun

boriman

  1. (historical) boiler (an enslaved person in charge of boiling down sugarcane juice on sugar plantations)
  2. (dated) cook
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